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.&.&&.&..& all  fleshfolk share  this kind  of  sea &&.&.&.&.&
.&..&.&.&& within  them  that soothes  the ache  of .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&&.&..&             the rocky shores             &&.&.&.&.&
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.&.&&.&..&         does it erode the stone?         &&.&.&.&.&
.&..&.&.&&       this water can be poisoned.        .&.&.&.&.&
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.&..&.&.&& a  priority  is the flow  of the  blood, .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&&.&..& and the  oxygen level in  it.  it's also &&.&.&.&.&
.&..&.&.&& nice to  maintain a low viscosity level, .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&&.&..&           perhaps by hydration.          &&.&.&.&.&
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.&.&&.&..& red  as night  and  warm  to  the  touch &&.&.&.&.&
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